U.S. calls Iran nuclear letter “obfuscation”
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By Zahra Hosseinian and Sue Pleming
TEHRAN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran delivered a letter to world powers on Tuesday but gave no concrete reply to a demand to freeze its nuclear activity, a defiant step the United States said amounted to “obfuscation” and could lead to more sanctions.
Iran handed the letter to European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana in response to an offer in June by major powers that they would refrain pursuing more U.N. penalties if Iran froze expansion of its nuclear work.
Extracts of the one-page letter obtained by Reuters showed Iran gave no firm reply to the offer but instead promised a “clear response” at an unspecified date.
“Iran is ready to provide a ‘clear response’ to your proposal at the earliest possibility, while simultaneously expecting to receive your ‘clear response’ to our questions and ambiguities as well,” the letter said.
“Such mutual clarification can pave the way for a speedy [...]
